And their definitions Simple or Closed Fracture a fracture in which the broken bone does not pierce the skin Compound or Open Fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin ID: 409251
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Fracture Types
And their definitionsSlide2
Simple or Closed Fracture
a fracture in which the broken bone does not pierce the skinSlide3
Compound or Open Fracture
A
fracture
in which the bone is sticking through the skin.Slide4
Avulsion Fracture
An
avulsion fracture
is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a result of physical trauma. Slide5
Blowout Fracture
Orbital blowout fractures are cracks or breaks in the facial bones surrounding the eye.Slide6
Comminuted Fracture
A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces.Slide7
Compression Fracture
A fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together.
Compression fractures of the vertebrae are especially common with osteoporosis. Slide8
Depression Fracture
Fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in.Slide9
Epiphyseal
Fracture
A fracture involving the
epiphyseal
or growth plate of a long bone,
which causes separation or fragmentation of the plate. Slide10
Greenstick Fracture
A greenstick fracture is a fracture in a young, soft bone in which
the bone bends and partially breaks.Slide11
Longitudinal Fracture
A fracture that follows the long axis of the bone.Slide12
Oblique Fracture
A fracture that is diagonal to a bone's long axis. Slide13
Pathological Fracture
Cysts
Enchondroma
A
pathologic fracture
is a broken bone caused by disease,
often by the spread of a disease like cancer to the bone.Slide14
Spiral Fracture
A fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted.Slide15
Stress Fracture
A
stress fracture
is one type of incomplete fracture in bones,
caused by unusual or repeated stress.Slide16
Transverse Fracture
A fracture that is at a right angle to the bone's long axis.